Dean Smith New Interim Manager - Official

[Bert]

Time to get behind the lads. 

[Tuna]

Good, positive first interview there.

Got a good feeling about this now, if we go down I think we'll go down fighting at least!

[Aleksz]

An interim was the right way to go so we can make the right appointment in the summer (league dependant) and it’s not Smith, Shakey and JT’s fault it’s been left this late.

 

But the more I think about it you’re not going to get a much better interim coaching staff than an experienced Prem manager, one assistant with the affinity Shakey has with this club and another assistant that reached the very top of the game in JT.

 

Let’s get behind this lot. Not their fault the club have been utterly and totally inept. They just might manage to do the job.

 

[Mickyblueeyes]

Can’t say I’m optimistic or enthusiastic by this. But he is our manager. We have 8 games. I want to be pleasantly surprised. Good luck Dean.

[HankMarvin]

15 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Villa fans speak really highly of him. They stayed up with a worse, ramshackle squad.

Look how many of those players would get in our team, I don’t think that was a worse squad 

 

Edit

I actually looked at the season later initially.

 

still a few decent players In the 20/21 though.

Martinez 

Mings 

Cash

Targett

Mcginn

Luiz

Grealish 

Watkins 

 

Edited 10 April 2023 by HankMarvin

[Dirkster the Fox]

Too late, it’s going to be brutal on Saturday. 
 

Not his fault, smacks of desperation and just a reality we’re going down.

[TrickyTrevLeftPeg]

Best of Luck Fellas. I've been wanting Rafa but with Shakey back who knows the club. Terry who might sort out the defence and Smith who Villa and Brentford Fans have good opinions about they might actually give the players self belief and fight for every match. 

 

Can't see them settling for weak performances like Saturday so we now stand a chance of staying up 

 

We as fans needs to get behind the team now at home games. It's These 3 to keep us up or Bust 

[Sampson]

An infinitely preferable appointment than Jesse Marsch.

 

Not my first choice but certainly one I can at least get behind until the end of the season more than Sadler and Stowell. 
 

Let’s hope they can work the miracle over these last 8 games 

[volpeazzurro]

Why is it that we need two goalkeeping coaches in the shape of Sadler and Stowell? Their performance in team selection, tactics and substitutions etc, particularly last weekend,  would more than suggest that they're just as much of the problem as Rodgers!

 

Dean Smith and his crew need to stamp their ideas and authority on the team from the off to hopefully instill some confidence. What the players don't need is any risk of mixed messages and I think that there is ample evidence to show that the coaching has been a problem here for a long time. They managed to get rid of Congerton and that useless lump Toure, time to rid the place of any other lingering smells of the Rodgers empire. Be Vichai, be decisive, be brutal.

[The whole world smiles]

Good appointment in dreadful circumstances. Get behind him and the team now ffs it really is now or never. 

[Buzzell]

C’mon then big Deano. Let’s fvcking have it!

Edited 10 April 2023 by Buzzell

[Spudulike]

Here we go'oooo

Shakey, John and Deano

[SheppyFox]

Just give the team the freedom to attack and get back to what they’re good at. 

[AjcW]

Good stuff, pleased that’s over with!

 

It’s quite clearly interim too. JT has said he doesn’t want to coach any higher than youth level again for family reasons so he’s 100% only in this for 8 games.

 

Way I see it is if Smith and Shakey impress and keep us up they probably get themselves a nice Championship gig next season.
 

If they fail miserably and we’re down we won’t keep him.

 

Think this works for all parties. 

[ALC Fox]

Hope he keeps us up and then we reassess. He was perhaps unfortunate to lose his job to the more fashionable Gerrard who fared no better.

 

Dig in, get some points, stay in the league and see what happens. If he impresses and gets the gig long term, let's see what he can do with a rebuild.

[st albans fox]

Bloody shame that their first outing is at the etihaad but will be interesting to see how they approach it. We know what Brendan would have done 

[Leicesterpool]

8 games to keep us in the league, 8 games for Deano to prove himself he earn a long term deal. We need 9 points from 8, can he achieve it.

[Beliall]

Lets get it done. 8 cup finals. come on boys

[Jobyfox]

Six months ago I would have found this news depressing and laughable, but not right now. We just need someone to shout, organise, and somehow find a bounce in this dead duck of a team.

 

Go for it Deano! We might think we could do much better but, at this very moment, so could you! 

[Gazza3]

First job is to get rid of Sadler and make him apologise for the pathetic effort on Sat

[Blueman1967]

Welcome, and the best of luck.

[Clever Fox]

This is a good sensible appointment given those available and the urgency.

We can do this, We are the Foxes.

 

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said:

Why is it that we need two goalkeeping coaches in the shape of Sadler and Stowell? Their performance in team selection, tactics and substitutions etc, particularly last weekend,  would more than suggest that they're just as much of the problem as Rodgers!

 

Dean Smith and his crew need to stamp their ideas and authority on the team from the off to hopefully instill some confidence. What the players don't need is any risk of mixed messages and I think that there is ample evidence to show that the coaching has been a problem here for a long time. They managed to get rid of Congerton and that useless lump Toure, time to rid the place of any other lingering smells of the Rodgers empire. Be Vichai, be decisive, be brutal.

Sadler was a goalkeeper himself but I don't think there's any evidence he's a goalkeeping coach

[Cosmik]

Would have preferred to see Sadler and Stowell not kept on as coaches. Drain the swamp.

[Aleksz]

Just now, Guest said:

Sadler was a goalkeeper himself but I don't think there's any evidence he's a goalkeeping coach

He’s not. Analysis and outfield coaching background.